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the voice belongs to zimmerman. zimmerman's family also said it was him. the next day, a forensic expert says the evidence supports zimmerman's story. the defense rests on wednesday. george zimmerman tells the judge that he won't take the stand. that the prosecution gets closing arguments. the judge says she will allow the jury to consider the lesser charge of manslaughter but rules out third-degree murder. finally, yesterday, the defense delivers its closing arguments. the judge gives the jury her final instructions and deliberations get under way. >> here's what we know about the six-member all-women jury. a juror number one, hispanic nurse with several children and she lived in chicago at the time of the shooting. juror number two, middle-aged white woman. married 30 years, with children. one child by the way is an attorney. and juror number three, another middle-aged white woman and is described as -- has described protests in sanford as rioting and her husband is an attorney. she also has children. juror number four, retired white woman. she knew a go
the voice belongs to zimmerman. zimmerman's family also said it was him. the next day, a forensic expert says the evidence supports zimmerman's story. the defense rests on wednesday. george zimmerman tells the judge that he won't take the stand. that the prosecution gets closing arguments. the judge says she will allow the jury to consider the lesser charge of manslaughter but rules out third-degree murder. finally, yesterday, the defense delivers its closing arguments. the judge gives the jury...
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zimmerman remains in hiding. that theerts say jury's decision to acquit was no surprise. , that amount of evidence george zimmerman had been beaten i trayvon martin, it was hard to see how the prosecution was going to win the case will stop the investigation into trayvon martin's that is ongoing. could mean more legal battles ahead. spiral --amily could file a civil lawsuit. case? iis next in this spoke with rachel day, the policy reporter for politico. >> from everyone's reaction on sunday, people are heated over this verdict. it is very clear that that is that this is not the end. the fact that zimmerman was found not guilty, or even manslaughter or second-degree murder. president obama has accepted this. although a lot people are impassioned right now and there is energy surrounding this case, he is asking able to stay calm will stop at there are people were disappointed with his reaction. last year, he said he could see trayvon as being his son. his reaction last night was muted. a lot people were hoping that
zimmerman remains in hiding. that theerts say jury's decision to acquit was no surprise. , that amount of evidence george zimmerman had been beaten i trayvon martin, it was hard to see how the prosecution was going to win the case will stop the investigation into trayvon martin's that is ongoing. could mean more legal battles ahead. spiral --amily could file a civil lawsuit. case? iis next in this spoke with rachel day, the policy reporter for politico. >> from everyone's reaction on...
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you know, trials are about defendants, and his -- zimmerman's intent, zimmerman's background, zimmerman's intent, that's what the case was about and trayvon martin, there really was not much of an opportunity to present a human face on him or -- >> i don't know -- >> look, if you were the prosecutor in this case and you had not been used to putting away young black men for the last 20, 30 years, you -- you might have painted a picture where they would resinate with trayvon as opposed to zimmerman. what was masterful by the defense, the defense made this about george. they made those jurors want to help george and they -- i thought that that one witness besides the detective, the one witness who talked about the black males trying to get into her house, that rest nated with this jury at the very end and that's exactly -- that plays into what, you know, i hate to say it, the kind of racial archetype of black males as predators. >> something to think about in this case, the prosecution explicitly decided to ever zimmerman's life in the months before an issue and the defense exploded that and
you know, trials are about defendants, and his -- zimmerman's intent, zimmerman's background, zimmerman's intent, that's what the case was about and trayvon martin, there really was not much of an opportunity to present a human face on him or -- >> i don't know -- >> look, if you were the prosecutor in this case and you had not been used to putting away young black men for the last 20, 30 years, you -- you might have painted a picture where they would resinate with trayvon as...
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and judge nelson agreed and george zimmerman -- word defendant, rather, will be replaced by george zimmerman. so this will take a uncan ehe will couple of hours. >> craig melvin, thank you so much. let's bring in lisa bloom. let's talk about the ruling and how significant it is whether to allow lesser charge. >> hugely significant. the defense is taking the gamble on all or nothing proposition. either murder or an acquittal. the prosecution is saying no, we want space in the middle for a manslaughter or aggravated assault conviction. the jury is not supposed to compromise. they're supposed to find every element of any crime for which they find this defendant guilty, but in reality, every courtroom lawyer knows they often do compromise. maybe jurors who want murder conviction, jurors who want acquittal, they split the difference on a lesser charge. >> let's talk about the closing arguments. what's the strength of the state's case, what would you emphasize if you were making the argument? >> first of all, if you haven't watched this trial in detail, this is the part to watch. the closing argum
and judge nelson agreed and george zimmerman -- word defendant, rather, will be replaced by george zimmerman. so this will take a uncan ehe will couple of hours. >> craig melvin, thank you so much. let's bring in lisa bloom. let's talk about the ruling and how significant it is whether to allow lesser charge. >> hugely significant. the defense is taking the gamble on all or nothing proposition. either murder or an acquittal. the prosecution is saying no, we want space in the middle...
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zimmerman to be sitting in front of his peers and judged. and now in the hands of the jury has happen and we have to respect that system. >> there are those who believe no matter what happens, this is not going to satisfy everyone. and the case has become to politicized. >> any time you are sitting in a jury and making decisions along these lines, you are never going to please everybody and we see that in politics every day. it is a part of the system. and you have the right as an american to demonstrate and to make your voice heard, you have to do it peacefully and that is the message that we are talking about and our pastors and groups, and they are roaching out to the congregations, you are welcome to say what you need to say and your thoughts and opinions on it, but i can't stress enough, but he's in front of the jury of his peers and a lot of people will not like. it >> why were the pastors out there preementing. a lot of people believed it was not necessary and one was planting the seeds of potential violence by having the pastors and
zimmerman to be sitting in front of his peers and judged. and now in the hands of the jury has happen and we have to respect that system. >> there are those who believe no matter what happens, this is not going to satisfy everyone. and the case has become to politicized. >> any time you are sitting in a jury and making decisions along these lines, you are never going to please everybody and we see that in politics every day. it is a part of the system. and you have the right as an...
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zimmerman. he initiated the fracas. but you you don't convict someone of murder because he shows poor judgment or because he racially profiles. to believe that, the verdict was racist, you have to believe that six women jurors want to harm blacks. you also have to believe that the state of florida did not do everything it could to convict zimmerman. rational people know florida threw everything it had at zimmerman. and while our jury system is fallible, we saw that in the o.j. simpson case, you simply cannot brand a jury racist without visible proof. that's grossly unfair. the cold truth is, nobody on earth knows what happened on the night trayvon martin was killed except george zimmerman. he is the only one. you may not like the verdict and you are entitled to your opinion. but you are not entitled to undermine the justice system or impugn the basic decency of the united states. and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight, attorney general holder says the justice department will reenter
zimmerman. he initiated the fracas. but you you don't convict someone of murder because he shows poor judgment or because he racially profiles. to believe that, the verdict was racist, you have to believe that six women jurors want to harm blacks. you also have to believe that the state of florida did not do everything it could to convict zimmerman. rational people know florida threw everything it had at zimmerman. and while our jury system is fallible, we saw that in the o.j. simpson case, you...
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zimmerman? >> yes. >> tell me how you met george. >> i met georgie at a mortgage company called first trust back in 2006. >> okay. and was that a place where you've worked together? >> yes. >> and what type of work did you do back then? >> mortgage business. >> and was mr. zimmerman doing something similar? >> yes. he was in the sales and i was processing. >> okay. did you guys become friends over the time that you work together? >> yes. >> did you maintain that friendship? >> yes. >> and is that friendship that brings you here today, is that correct? >> yes, it is. >> and i know that you were present or around during the time both preceding the event that brings us here and of course right after the event, correct? >> that's correct. >> what i'd like to do, houweve, today, is just focus your attention on one subject of that. that is the, we are calling the lawer 911 tape to identify to you that's the tape that has a voice in the foreground, turns out her name is miss lawer. voices in the backgr
zimmerman? >> yes. >> tell me how you met george. >> i met georgie at a mortgage company called first trust back in 2006. >> okay. and was that a place where you've worked together? >> yes. >> and what type of work did you do back then? >> mortgage business. >> and was mr. zimmerman doing something similar? >> yes. he was in the sales and i was processing. >> okay. did you guys become friends over the time that you work together?...
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zimmerman. jonathon is joining us live from sanford, florida. jonathon, good morning. >> good morning to you, arthel. there were reports out of oakland, california overnight of protesters smashing windows and setting small fires, but fortunately here in sanford, florida things were much more peaceful. you had people on both sides of this heated issue staying calm despite the disappointment of dozens of protesters who were camping outside the courthouse and calling for a guilty verdict. in advance of the verdict, community leaders and trayvon martin's family called for peace regardless of what the jury was about to decide. listen. >> why do you think why am i crying? i have been following this case. are you kidding me? how can they say not guilty for anything? this man cannot follow the law. he was told not to get out of his car. >> so very emotional reaction outside the courthouse after the verdict was announced. the protests out here remained peaceful. the naacp says it is going to scat justice
zimmerman. jonathon is joining us live from sanford, florida. jonathon, good morning. >> good morning to you, arthel. there were reports out of oakland, california overnight of protesters smashing windows and setting small fires, but fortunately here in sanford, florida things were much more peaceful. you had people on both sides of this heated issue staying calm despite the disappointment of dozens of protesters who were camping outside the courthouse and calling for a guilty verdict. in...
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it's the george zimmerman neighborhood watch. the. >> the only watch that will make you tougher and more popular as you defend communities that don't need it. >> john: this will help keep the hood away from your neighbors. the minute a black teen goes in to buy snacks, the alarm goes off. >> you're reporting minorities. now you're on the case. call 911 for instructions and be sure to tell them that the kid is up to no good. >> john: what if the kid is not up to no good, he's black. next you'll receive instructions from the 911 dispatcher. >> ignore them and stalk the kid. >> john: don't most neighborhood watch groups for bid that? >> no, all neighborhood watch groups forbid that but the george zimmerman neighborhood watch. >> john: if you do your job correctly you'll provoke the fight you're looking for. don't worryish you can tell the police he snuck up on you while you were following him from behind. >> now you started the fight and now you're being pummeled by the kid you stalked. as soon as you see that you're getting your as
it's the george zimmerman neighborhood watch. the. >> the only watch that will make you tougher and more popular as you defend communities that don't need it. >> john: this will help keep the hood away from your neighbors. the minute a black teen goes in to buy snacks, the alarm goes off. >> you're reporting minorities. now you're on the case. call 911 for instructions and be sure to tell them that the kid is up to no good. >> john: what if the kid is not up to no good,...
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zimmerman is acquitted. in their heart, african-americans i think sincerely feel that there was injustice done to them as a race. how do you answer that? >> well, the thing is that when you have a media, which you talked about has no journalistic integrity which continues to promote that story, that's how people go on to feel. let's think about earlier this year in march when you had two black teenagers, one 17 and one 15, who shot a 13 month old white baby antonio santiago in the face. you did not hear a peep out of the media last thursday had you a 17-year-old by the name of darryl greene who was found murdered in chicago because he refused to join a gang. did you not hear a peep from the media on that. >> bill: here is why this story blew up. the racial profiling aspect of it. that blew the story up from a crime on black, white, or black white, or black black, whatever it may be be the racial profiling of the kid, which many african-americans believe happened, that blew it up into a major national story.
zimmerman is acquitted. in their heart, african-americans i think sincerely feel that there was injustice done to them as a race. how do you answer that? >> well, the thing is that when you have a media, which you talked about has no journalistic integrity which continues to promote that story, that's how people go on to feel. let's think about earlier this year in march when you had two black teenagers, one 17 and one 15, who shot a 13 month old white baby antonio santiago in the face....
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that zimmerman was after martin. martin was innocent in the hoodie with the skittleles, and george zimmerman brought the gun and shot him. >> phil, give us your sense of what you saw, what you hear? >> well, i think bernie de la rionda sit self points home for this jury. there are clear in his opinion, repeated lies by george zimmerman and he played zimmerman's own words throughout police interviews and throughout statements he had given regarding what exactly he was doing, where exactly he was, and then in dramatic fashion, bernie de la rionda brought up the stuffed pillow mannequin that beth -- both attorneys used yesterday that rivetted the jury, the dummy representing zimmerman and trying to contradict his story or support his story as to what he claims happened, and bernie de la rionda straddling the dumby, basically revealing how is george zimmerman going to pull out his gun if trayvon martin truly has his legs and thighs around his torso. wouldn't be able to reach there. and bernly de la rionda making the jury
that zimmerman was after martin. martin was innocent in the hoodie with the skittleles, and george zimmerman brought the gun and shot him. >> phil, give us your sense of what you saw, what you hear? >> well, i think bernie de la rionda sit self points home for this jury. there are clear in his opinion, repeated lies by george zimmerman and he played zimmerman's own words throughout police interviews and throughout statements he had given regarding what exactly he was doing, where...
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zimmerman. it seems that virtually all of these individuals have a vested continuing interest in this trial, beyond the actual evidence. >> right. well, looking they're family and friends of george zimmerman. so they are supporting him in the case. the question would be a perfectly appropriate question for cross-examination of the gm owner, had it been raised on cross-examination when he was called as a defense witness. the question is, can he call him back to the stand now just to ask him that. we're always finding out new information as time goes on. we can't call witnesses back and get in another additional question. this is time for the state's rebuttal case. they're supposed to be putting on fresh evidence to respond to new information that came out in the defense case. not supposed to be extending cross-examinations that are already concluded. >> lisa, again, i'm grateful to you. jonathan capehart and craig melvin. the trial is in a 15-ment recess. we'll return live in a moment. looked nic
zimmerman. it seems that virtually all of these individuals have a vested continuing interest in this trial, beyond the actual evidence. >> right. well, looking they're family and friends of george zimmerman. so they are supporting him in the case. the question would be a perfectly appropriate question for cross-examination of the gm owner, had it been raised on cross-examination when he was called as a defense witness. the question is, can he call him back to the stand now just to ask...
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, zimmerman, zimmerman, trayvon martin. i'm sorry. i think it is overkill. i know it gets ratings but doesn't reflect what the country should be about. >> you hit it on the head. one of the networks is running it all the time and getting zoomed up to number one. >> huffington post says enough. safe bet zimmerman will get acquitted or mistrial. look -- you know, the -- disappointment on msnbc on this case as the case fall apart, it is palpable. you can see them clearly sad that zimmerman might get off. >> rick, you are in l.a. when i think of l.a. i think of o.j. i mean, just -- we have these -- continually. >> yeah. you know, this is a media biased show. i didn't really care much about the zimmerman trial until the media jumped in and really, you know, judged the case from the beginning. have you abc news who from the beginning manipulated video to make it look like zimmerman didn't have any injuries. and now this week and last week we see gutman making all sorts of mistakes. he's not reporting on the facts. he -- he's dram
, zimmerman, zimmerman, trayvon martin. i'm sorry. i think it is overkill. i know it gets ratings but doesn't reflect what the country should be about. >> you hit it on the head. one of the networks is running it all the time and getting zoomed up to number one. >> huffington post says enough. safe bet zimmerman will get acquitted or mistrial. look -- you know, the -- disappointment on msnbc on this case as the case fall apart, it is palpable. you can see them clearly sad that...
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if trayvon had killed george zimmerman, he would have been arrested. >> zimmerman has been arrested. >> but the protests were about getting him arrested. >> are we not beyond that? isn't that sort of battle over, he's been arrested and now the issue really is a fair trial to both the family and the defendant, isn't that where we are? i think we shouldn't fight old battles. >> we shouldn't fight old battles, but we should learn a lesson what happened. anyone in that position as a prosecutor should make an informed decision about what they are doing. have you many situations across the country where prosecutors made these types of discretionary calls. >> the thing -- what i'm worried about is a jury verdict, either way. i'll accept it either way, and i hope everybody else also realizes that we have assigned it to this six people, which ever way the cards fall. >> it's funny, we get this question quite often about the makeup of the jury. >> a white jury, one hispanic member maybe. >> you have to remember, there are places in this country where there aren't many minorities so when you tr
if trayvon had killed george zimmerman, he would have been arrested. >> zimmerman has been arrested. >> but the protests were about getting him arrested. >> are we not beyond that? isn't that sort of battle over, he's been arrested and now the issue really is a fair trial to both the family and the defendant, isn't that where we are? i think we shouldn't fight old battles. >> we shouldn't fight old battles, but we should learn a lesson what happened. anyone in that...
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had trayvon killed george zimmerman, he would have been arrested. >> well, zimmerman has been arrested. but the protests were about him getting arrested. that's why we had to fight so hard. >> are we not beyond that? isn't that battle over? he's been arrested. now the issue really is, a fair trial to both the family and to the defendant, this is a constitutional promise. isn't that where we are? we shouldn't fight old battles? >> we should learn lessons from what happened here. i think anyone in that position as a prosecution from now on, right? should make a very informed decision about what they are doing. so have you many situations across the country where prosecutors make these type of discretionary calls all the time. >> i guess the thing -- to tell you the truth, the jury verdict. im going to accept it, either way. i hope that everyone else also realizes that we have assigned it to these six people, whichever way the cards fall. >> we get this question quite often about the makeup of the jury, right? >> it's a white jury, maybe one hispanic member. >> but there are places in thi
had trayvon killed george zimmerman, he would have been arrested. >> well, zimmerman has been arrested. but the protests were about him getting arrested. that's why we had to fight so hard. >> are we not beyond that? isn't that battle over? he's been arrested. now the issue really is, a fair trial to both the family and to the defendant, this is a constitutional promise. isn't that where we are? we shouldn't fight old battles? >> we should learn lessons from what happened...
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zimmerman used to kill trayvon. she said the burn marks on trayvon martin's sweatshirt showed the gun was touching the fabric when it discharged. mr. zimmerman's defense attorney then tried to get her to admit the gun was not pressed into trayvon martin's body. watch. >> there's no evidence, for example, that would show up that you would take a gun nozzle and push it into the shirt where the shirt would fold around it, was there? >> no, it was consistent with the muzzle of the firearm touching. >> if it was in contact -- >> okay. >> pushed in to the extent that it folded the fabric around it, that would've shown a different type of burn pattern potentially, correct? >> potentially if the sweatshirt had gone over the top of the ejection port area, there would possibly be marks from that, but otherwise whether it was lightly touching or pressed in, it would be the same type of physical effects i have seen. >> so now by her saying it could have been either, this argues against the prosecution saying the gun was not pre
zimmerman used to kill trayvon. she said the burn marks on trayvon martin's sweatshirt showed the gun was touching the fabric when it discharged. mr. zimmerman's defense attorney then tried to get her to admit the gun was not pressed into trayvon martin's body. watch. >> there's no evidence, for example, that would show up that you would take a gun nozzle and push it into the shirt where the shirt would fold around it, was there? >> no, it was consistent with the muzzle of the...
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day after george zimmerman was not found not guilty protest spread nationwide look at why so many people took to the streets and what it says about race relations here in the u.s. and watching the media and first attorney general eric holder denied any involvement in the e-mail searches of a fox news reporter turns out that's not the case and now the department of justice has created new guidelines they claim will protect journalists but is that really the case. plus edward snowden may have a blueprint to the n.s.a. the guardian's glenn greenwald suggested that the n.s.a. whistleblower has the instruction manual on how that agency is built more on this story and his effort to leave moscow later in today show. it is monday july fifteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r t well we begin this hour with a look at the protests that are taking place across the country as a result of the george zimmerman trial now in case you have somehow managed to avoid the media mayhem surrounding this trial let's get you caught up to speed late friday night a jury of all wo
day after george zimmerman was not found not guilty protest spread nationwide look at why so many people took to the streets and what it says about race relations here in the u.s. and watching the media and first attorney general eric holder denied any involvement in the e-mail searches of a fox news reporter turns out that's not the case and now the department of justice has created new guidelines they claim will protect journalists but is that really the case. plus edward snowden may have a...
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i agree that the -- media -- zimmerman was badly advised with pr to go with george zimmerman because it became a white hispanic versus black then as rich wrote in another piece, this week, the media -- media gets to -- america is in mississippi in the 1950s and the emmett till case. it is just not so. but i think the media are -- "new york times" has been the most guilty and time to say if you don't hear the race every five seconds in trial we have been here, we will put it in for you. >> one of the concerns is that the media and fanned racial arguments or racial concerns, racial tensions about this case, one of our favorite cartoonists created this to drive that point home. take a look at that. you have some sense of his take. did the early involvement of some of the -- you know, big names in race relations in this country in this case did they drive the coverage? >> of course they did in the beginning. i think there is a paradox here. in that this was a case that really was driven by social media in the beginning. and tweeting and facebook and interests that propelled the police of
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rao d zimmerman-style injury. was the suggestion -- was the prosecution looking for a suggestion there that george zimmerman may have self-inflicted that injury to his face? >> i don't think the prosecution is going that far. but what i think they're trying to do is show that based on this doctor's testimony, there is simply no way that george zimmerman could have sustained a beating he alleged he sustained at the hands of trayvon martin based on his injuries. she described them as minor and insignificant. and in fact they could be sustained from one punch. that is very different from what we've heard in the past few days from george zimmerman's own statements where he said his head was repeatedly slammed against the concrete. he almost lost consciousness, he was hit between 25 and 30 times. what they will argue, he embellished his story, lied to po why is he doing that? because he is trying to cover up for his own wrongdoing, his guilt. >> and am i correct that the most mark o'mara to get the number of blows up t
rao d zimmerman-style injury. was the suggestion -- was the prosecution looking for a suggestion there that george zimmerman may have self-inflicted that injury to his face? >> i don't think the prosecution is going that far. but what i think they're trying to do is show that based on this doctor's testimony, there is simply no way that george zimmerman could have sustained a beating he alleged he sustained at the hands of trayvon martin based on his injuries. she described them as minor...
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. >> what did you think about george zimmerman? >> i think george zimmerman is a man whose heart was in the right place but just got displaced by the vandalism in the neighborhoods and wanting to catch these people so badly that he went above and beyond what he really should have done. but i think his heart was in the right place. it just went terribly wrong. >> clinton, a lot of people have reacted to her use of the term "these people." >> it's an indication she's trying to set herself aside from others which may or may not be known which sounds mysterious or dangerous. she also said she thought george zimmerman's heart were in the right place. he also shot someone through the heart. >> there is this theory, clinton, that she believes and at least five other people in that jury box believed, which is that whatever happened leading up to the confront's, there was this confrontation, trayvon started it in his view and that's the defense theory and that george zimmerman at some point reasonably believed he needed to kill trayvon mart
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zimmerman's attorney say no matter where he lives, what career he pursues, george zimmerman will be a marked man. right after the verdict people from across the
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zimmerman deserves and what trayvon martin deserves. we don't need the riot and the crap in the street. >> hear, hear. stay with us. up next, a much-talked about judge deborah nelson. is she out of line or no nonsense? what she told geoff: i'm the kind of guy who doesn't like being sold to. the last thing i want is to feel like someone is giving me a sales pitch, especially when it comes to my investments. you want a broker you can trust. a lot of guys at the other firms seemed more focused on selling than their clients. that's why i stopped working at my old brokerage and became a financial consultant with charles schwab. avo: what kind of financial consultant are you looking for? talk to us today. [ herbie ] eh, hold on brent, what's this? mmmm, nice car. there's no doubt, that's definitely gonna throw him off. she's seen it too. oh this could be trouble. [ sentra lock noise ] oh man. gotta think fast, herbie. back pedal, back pedal. [ crowd cheering ] oh, he's down in flames and now the ice-cold shoulder. one last play... no, game ov
zimmerman deserves and what trayvon martin deserves. we don't need the riot and the crap in the street. >> hear, hear. stay with us. up next, a much-talked about judge deborah nelson. is she out of line or no nonsense? what she told geoff: i'm the kind of guy who doesn't like being sold to. the last thing i want is to feel like someone is giving me a sales pitch, especially when it comes to my investments. you want a broker you can trust. a lot of guys at the other firms seemed more...
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zimmerman. n.f.l. star facing charges of other misdeeds, on could the media be blamed for ignoring the bad behavior? a journalist died in a fiery crash and details sketch can kli? was this part of a conspiracy? and pulling the plug on a radio news host. >> did you have a problem with the nra or jesus or chicken fill lay. >> on the panel, contributor, judy miller. monica crowley. jim pinkerton, fox news analyst juan williams and fox news contributor rick grenell. i'm eric shawn. fox news watch is on right now. >> thomas jefferson said those investigations that attack a free press first. so free press as a journalist tell my fellow citizens that the government is collecting all their phone records and email and tapping into their facebook conversations and skype telephone calls. this is about journalism is about shining a light on what powerful people in the country are doing and we are going to continue doing that. >> eric: that is glen greenwald. his actions causing a debate over activism and jo
zimmerman. n.f.l. star facing charges of other misdeeds, on could the media be blamed for ignoring the bad behavior? a journalist died in a fiery crash and details sketch can kli? was this part of a conspiracy? and pulling the plug on a radio news host. >> did you have a problem with the nra or jesus or chicken fill lay. >> on the panel, contributor, judy miller. monica crowley. jim pinkerton, fox news analyst juan williams and fox news contributor rick grenell. i'm eric shawn. fox...
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zimmerman deserves and what trayvon martin deserves. we don't need the riot and the crap in the street. >> hear, hear. stay with us. up next, a much-talked about judge deborah nelson. is she out of line or no nonsense? what she told the jury today. more coverage minutes away. pu? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is pretty easy, and i see it works on hotels too. you bet. now if you like that, press the red button on top. ♪ how did he not see that coming? what's in your wallet? [ herbie ] eh, hold on brent, what's this? mmmm, nice car. there's no doubt, that's definitely gonna throw him off. she's seen it too. oh this could be trouble. [ sentra lock noise ] oh man. gotta think fast, herbie. back pedal, back pedal. [ crowd cheering ] oh, he's down in flames and now the ice-cold shoulder. one last play... no, game over! gps take him to the dog house. [ male announce
zimmerman deserves and what trayvon martin deserves. we don't need the riot and the crap in the street. >> hear, hear. stay with us. up next, a much-talked about judge deborah nelson. is she out of line or no nonsense? what she told the jury today. more coverage minutes away. pu? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is...
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. >> reporter: zimmerman back into court. one is a civil suit, charging zimmerman with causing the wrongful death of trayvon martin. the burden of proof in these cases is much lighter. the families of nicole brown and ron goldman successfully sued o=j simpson for millions after he was acquitted of their murder. the martin family lawyer says they have not decided on a civil suit. they are >> not money hungry people trying to profit over their son's death. >> reporter:scenario two: the justice with violating martin's civil rights. >> we want them to ask themselves can allow individuals to shoot on are individuals and america and get away with it! he was guilty of targeting martin because of his race. that was not an issue in zimmerman's florida trial. nevetrtheless black church leaders gathered in washington today to press individuals in america, and get away with it." the progressive political web site move on dot org says it's gathered more than 300=thousand signatures on a pitetition. attorney general eric holder says he's l
. >> reporter: zimmerman back into court. one is a civil suit, charging zimmerman with causing the wrongful death of trayvon martin. the burden of proof in these cases is much lighter. the families of nicole brown and ron goldman successfully sued o=j simpson for millions after he was acquitted of their murder. the martin family lawyer says they have not decided on a civil suit. they are >> not money hungry people trying to profit over their son's death. >> reporter:scenario...
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, the verdict, we jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> the verdict is in britain george zimmerman is acquitted for the shooting death of trayvon martin, an unarmed african-american teenager in florida. the verdict sparked protests around the country. >> we still today want justice. >> we still today want justice. >> and we will not be satisfied until justice is obtained. >> and we will not be satisfied until justice is obtained. ofwe will speak with some those in the streets and to the reverend jesse jackson as well as philip agnew, head of the dream defenders, a coalition of young people of color in florida, formed after trayvon martin's death. 2013 and beyond, it is in europe propelled by black and brown youth in our formative years criminalized, marginalized , cast aside and forgotten. we found strength in our struggles, determination. we are good kids growing up in bad states. >> all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country following the
, the verdict, we jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> the verdict is in britain george zimmerman is acquitted for the shooting death of trayvon martin, an unarmed african-american teenager in florida. the verdict sparked protests around the country. >> we still today want justice. >> we still today want justice. >> and we will not be satisfied until justice is obtained. >> and we will not be satisfied until justice is obtained. ofwe will speak with some those...
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verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty, so say we all floor person. >> george zimmerman now a free man. that means no more gps monitor. he's free to leave seminole county. zimmerman's attorney say no matter where he lives, what career he pursues, george zimmerman will be a marked man. right after the verdict people from across the nation protested, most peacefully but many had the same message, the system is broken. justice for trayvon martin has not been served. >> for them to use the sidewalk as a weapon now, saying your kid can walk down the street now, not doing anything, just go to the store and somebody can get in a fight with them. a grown man can get in a fight with your kid. they can have a gun. now your defense is you picked up a sidewalk and beat this head in. that's not right. it's open season on all our kids now. it was a travesty of justice this time. i really believe we should change these laws. >> i think this was a mistake. i don't know if it was prosecution or if it was jury but it was a mistake. >> i don't blame every white person in seminole county fo
verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty, so say we all floor person. >> george zimmerman now a free man. that means no more gps monitor. he's free to leave seminole county. zimmerman's attorney say no matter where he lives, what career he pursues, george zimmerman will be a marked man. right after the verdict people from across the nation protested, most peacefully but many had the same message, the system is broken. justice for trayvon martin has not been served. >>...
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zimmerman intervened. as a matter of fact, if you look at the testimony of tray vevon martin's girlfriend say, who are you, what are you doing. >> wait. she also said that she believes trayvon punched him first and initiated contact. >> let me ask you this. if trayvon martin is walking along the way and if mr. zimmerman came in and stood in front of him to stop him, most likely put his hands up to say, stop -- >> that's a guess. >> let me say this. if we're on only going go on the guy who shot him to death's testimony, we have a real problem. >> but here's what you're missing. >> you're not putting together -- >> i'm putting it together. i'm looking at the evidence and the jury agreed with me. >> help walk through -- the jury decide on very norway roarrow f. the jury was not told -- >> they were told. they were told. there was no denying that. here's what you're missing though. you're missing an important fact. >> i'd love to hear the fact, sean. share with me. >> i'm going to help share with you. >> thank
zimmerman intervened. as a matter of fact, if you look at the testimony of tray vevon martin's girlfriend say, who are you, what are you doing. >> wait. she also said that she believes trayvon punched him first and initiated contact. >> let me ask you this. if trayvon martin is walking along the way and if mr. zimmerman came in and stood in front of him to stop him, most likely put his hands up to say, stop -- >> that's a guess. >> let me say this. if we're on only going...
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zimmerman's injuries or not. it sounds to me like valerie is a bit of a flake, who just found this from a jacksonville paper. she's been the subject of complaints from her co-workers going back to '09. according to letters sent into the city, ro has been seen touching cadavers with her bear hands, washing her feet in the autopsy sink and performing unnecessary autopsy on inmates to create a revenue stream. it goes on to catalog incidents of medical examiner rao. >> she may not be the most wonderful person out there, but she does have a medical background and she does have some experience to back up what she has to say. but, you know, i listened to her testimony, and i saw the pictures. and she lost me in several places, because what she was saying didn't make sense to help, i'm wondering if the jury's sitting there listening to her, thinks the same thing, maybe his injuries didn't require stitches, but like judge alex said, that's not what is relevant here, what's relevant is how did george zimmerman feel, how di
zimmerman's injuries or not. it sounds to me like valerie is a bit of a flake, who just found this from a jacksonville paper. she's been the subject of complaints from her co-workers going back to '09. according to letters sent into the city, ro has been seen touching cadavers with her bear hands, washing her feet in the autopsy sink and performing unnecessary autopsy on inmates to create a revenue stream. it goes on to catalog incidents of medical examiner rao. >> she may not be the most...
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zimmerman says no, sir. gary, there is an awful lot for george zimmerman to regret. and it seems to me any juror is going to know that. >> sure, absolutely, there is a lot for george zimmerman to regret here. i'm not exactly sure. i think the defense's job here is to make sure that the jury doesn't get caught up in the sensationalism part of this. whether or not that had an impact, whether it is to deciding issue in the case is not. i think it will be the defense attorney's job to lay out if he was afraid for his life. will it work? i think if he gets on the stand and proves it is the objective. you have the objective, proving it is reasonable to act, the prosecution did that. trying to show that the injuries were there and the subjective part, which was, he was obviously losing the fight. all the experts testified that he was losing the fate. >> depraved mind, gary, no remorse, the prosecution is going to argue that, an element of second degree murder. >> and faith said is, zimmerman is going to be a terrible witness. >> so far, the prosecution didn't get what they
zimmerman says no, sir. gary, there is an awful lot for george zimmerman to regret. and it seems to me any juror is going to know that. >> sure, absolutely, there is a lot for george zimmerman to regret here. i'm not exactly sure. i think the defense's job here is to make sure that the jury doesn't get caught up in the sensationalism part of this. whether or not that had an impact, whether it is to deciding issue in the case is not. i think it will be the defense attorney's job to lay out...
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, verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. so say we all foreperson. >> and that is how it all played out. the highly anticipated end to an extremely dramatic trial, george zimmerman now a free man after being found not guilty in the death of trayvon martin. so what's next for zimmerman? and is the legal battle over, is it really over? the reaction to the verdict is pouring in from all across the country. the first people to weigh in, attorneys from both sides. they gave a news conference shortly after the verdict came down around 10:00 last night. the prosecution was visibly upset that zimmerman was cleared of both second-degree murder and manslaughter. the defense on the other hand wassed ed adamant that not guil the only justifiable option. >> george zimmerman was never guilty of anything except protecting himself and self defense. i'm glad the jury saw it that way and i hope that everyone, particularly those who doubt the george's reasons and doubted his background now understand that the jury knew everything that they kne
, verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. so say we all foreperson. >> and that is how it all played out. the highly anticipated end to an extremely dramatic trial, george zimmerman now a free man after being found not guilty in the death of trayvon martin. so what's next for zimmerman? and is the legal battle over, is it really over? the reaction to the verdict is pouring in from all across the country. the first people to weigh in, attorneys from both sides. they gave a...
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zimmerman was arrested. their grief was observed when the defense tried to everything to describe their son as an gresser when all they knew was that he had gone shopping for skittles and a soft drink. toward the end of c.s. louis's book, there is a remarkably and poe site passage which though written 60 years ago almost perfectly describes the experience of a mother torn between her faith in god and the loss of her are child. it is a comfort to believe, writes louis, that she herself in losing her chief or only natural happiness may still hope to glorify god and enjoy him forever. a comfort to the god-aimed eternal spirit within her but not to her motherhood. the specifically maternal happiness must be written off, never in any place or time will she have her son on her knees or bathe him or tell him a story or plan for his future. when the verdict was delivered on saturday night, the seats where trayvon martin's parents had sat were suddenly empty. and in the noise that necessarily surrounded this trial, t
zimmerman was arrested. their grief was observed when the defense tried to everything to describe their son as an gresser when all they knew was that he had gone shopping for skittles and a soft drink. toward the end of c.s. louis's book, there is a remarkably and poe site passage which though written 60 years ago almost perfectly describes the experience of a mother torn between her faith in god and the loss of her are child. it is a comfort to believe, writes louis, that she herself in losing...
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george zimmerman, he may still take the stand in this case. he may not, but the jury got to hear his version of events through taped interviews and a video walk-through of the scene. >> he tried to grab my head. >> reporter: prosecutors played video of george zimmerman walking investigators through what he says happened the night trayvon martin was killed. in initial interviews, two detectives nailed down zimmerman's version of events before moving on to more pointed questions and subsequent conversations including why zimmerman didn't identify himself as neighborhood watch to martin. the investigators question why zimmerman got out of his car and why martin looked suspicious to him. they illustrated the physical stature of martin. >> was the purpose in showing this photograph to show how skinny, as you stated in the recording, trayvon martin was in comparison to the defendant? >> one of the purposes, yes. >> during cross-examination, he testified when he told zimmerman someone may have taped the fight, zimmerman expressed hope that was the ca
george zimmerman, he may still take the stand in this case. he may not, but the jury got to hear his version of events through taped interviews and a video walk-through of the scene. >> he tried to grab my head. >> reporter: prosecutors played video of george zimmerman walking investigators through what he says happened the night trayvon martin was killed. in initial interviews, two detectives nailed down zimmerman's version of events before moving on to more pointed questions and...
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zimmerman as to testify -- >> your objection is overruled. mr. zimmerman, i will give you more time, sir to discuss this with your attorneys. thank you very much. >> reporter: the tension between defense attorney don west and judge debra nelson seems leftover from an after-hours court session last night. >> i can't keep up this pace. it's 10:00 at night, we've started this morning, had full days every day. weekends, depositions at night. >> reporter: most of the final day in the defense case focused on the testimony on an expert in the use of force. >> if you haven't been able to successfully win the event in the first 30 seconds, you need to change tactics. >> reporter: who says zimmerman had no other option but to shoot trayvon martin because he wasn't adept at fighting and felt his life was threatened by the teen. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder, saying he fired in self-defense. >> i don't know what else he could have done based on his abilities. because no offense to mr. zimmerman, he doesn't seem to have any. >> repo
zimmerman as to testify -- >> your objection is overruled. mr. zimmerman, i will give you more time, sir to discuss this with your attorneys. thank you very much. >> reporter: the tension between defense attorney don west and judge debra nelson seems leftover from an after-hours court session last night. >> i can't keep up this pace. it's 10:00 at night, we've started this morning, had full days every day. weekends, depositions at night. >> reporter: most of the final...
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from zimmerman. she looked into his eyes and said do you -- >> she had that right as i have the right with a defendant in a murder case to say to him do you intend to testify. do you know you do not have to testify. do you need more time to decide whether you are going to testify? that's her right. martha: let many move on to the issue of lesser charges. having watched this entire trial play out. everybody at home has the same question. second degree murder, is that too high a bar? and is it incumbent upon this judge to say to the jury you may also consider aggravated battery. you may consider manslaughter cases. you have other options other than what the state set for you at second degree murder. >> the state when they made a decision to charge murder 2 decided there was i will ill, hatred or spite. having listened to that evidence i don't know that the jury is going to agree with the prosecution. now the judge is faced with the question of offering a lesser charge. the judge certainly can do that h
from zimmerman. she looked into his eyes and said do you -- >> she had that right as i have the right with a defendant in a murder case to say to him do you intend to testify. do you know you do not have to testify. do you need more time to decide whether you are going to testify? that's her right. martha: let many move on to the issue of lesser charges. having watched this entire trial play out. everybody at home has the same question. second degree murder, is that too high a bar? and is...
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we begin tonight with the acquittal of george zimmerman in the death of florida teenager trayvon martin. joining me to talk about this, charles ogletree of harvard law school. noah feldman of feldman of harvard law school and dan abrams, a lawyer at abc news. >> people feel something went wrong with the system, and that may be lack of sophistication with criminal trials and the burden going forward and the fact that the defense did a good job in a sense of putting trayvon martin on trial, which he should not be on trial, he is the victim in this case. >> but in reality that is what happened. and i don't criticize the defense lawyers for doing what they did, they did their job, and i do criticize the prosecutors, because i thought they could have done a better job and had a stronger case an it didn't show up at all in this trial. >> rose: we continue with the conversation about the world of david rockwell, who does many things, including designing theatre sets. >> what theatre introduced to me, and i think, in fact, it brings it toáé@i architecture projects, is an understanding of por
we begin tonight with the acquittal of george zimmerman in the death of florida teenager trayvon martin. joining me to talk about this, charles ogletree of harvard law school. noah feldman of feldman of harvard law school and dan abrams, a lawyer at abc news. >> people feel something went wrong with the system, and that may be lack of sophistication with criminal trials and the burden going forward and the fact that the defense did a good job in a sense of putting trayvon martin on trial,...
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zimmerman. and they did everything from criticize the prosecution in the case and the tactics to say this is don west. i thought the prosecution of george zimmerman was disgraceful. it followed the subdued reaction from the prosecution team. we have not heard yet from the family. we are expecting their lawyer, benjamin crump to come to those same microphones and tell us exactly what his reaction is. we should say that the parents of trayvon martin were not in that courtroom. we did not see sybrina fulton. we did not see tracy martin. he did tweet after the verdict. this is from tracy martin. god blessed me and sybrina with trey and even in his death, i know my baby, proud of the fight. we along with all of you put up for him. god bless. and then he followed that with a second tweet. thanks to everyone who is with us and who will be with us so we together can make sure that this doesn't happen again. we have a panel to discuss this. so we can make sure this doesn't happen again. >> first, let me
zimmerman. and they did everything from criticize the prosecution in the case and the tactics to say this is don west. i thought the prosecution of george zimmerman was disgraceful. it followed the subdued reaction from the prosecution team. we have not heard yet from the family. we are expecting their lawyer, benjamin crump to come to those same microphones and tell us exactly what his reaction is. we should say that the parents of trayvon martin were not in that courtroom. we did not see...
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you have to show george zimmerman. one of the reason he's shot trayvon martin was based on his race. i just don't think that happened here. i think he made a lot of wrong assumpti assumptions. a lot of mistakes and assumed things about trayvon that simply weren't true but i don't think they'll be able to prove he shot him in part because he was african-american. >> what do you think about the possibility of a civil lawsuit, a wrongful death civil lawsuit? a lot of us remember what happened to o.j. simpson after he was found not guilty. a few years later, the family filed a wrongful death civil suit and they won. they collected some money, not a whole lot, but they collected some money. you think the george zimmerman family could be expecting -- that george zimmerman could anticipate a civil lawsuit if you will? >> yes, i think they can. and the standard in civil court is very different from criminal court. you are looking at a preponderance of the evidence, a much lower standard. but mark o'mara elude ealluded other da
you have to show george zimmerman. one of the reason he's shot trayvon martin was based on his race. i just don't think that happened here. i think he made a lot of wrong assumpti assumptions. a lot of mistakes and assumed things about trayvon that simply weren't true but i don't think they'll be able to prove he shot him in part because he was african-american. >> what do you think about the possibility of a civil lawsuit, a wrongful death civil lawsuit? a lot of us remember what...
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she said she was convinced it was george zimmerman screaming on the 911. she felt sorry about trayvon martin, she said i feel sorry for both of them. she was unable to single out trayvon for compassion. two things that stood out on the legal side is that for starters the initial vote taken by the jury she says was that only one person on the jury actually thought zimmerman was guilty of second-degree murder. and the fact that zimmerman may have followed trayvon martin and maybe profiled him, those were key factors in the state's case. neither of those things were factors that the jury took seriously and that spoke volumes about the weakness of the state's case. >> that juror also said she thought the shooting had nothing to do with race but there are a lot of people who believe this has everything to do with race. what does it say to you about how shockingly different our perception is in. >> it's another example we're not living in that post-racial america. it confirms a concern that many people had about cultural barriers existing between the jury and tr
she said she was convinced it was george zimmerman screaming on the 911. she felt sorry about trayvon martin, she said i feel sorry for both of them. she was unable to single out trayvon for compassion. two things that stood out on the legal side is that for starters the initial vote taken by the jury she says was that only one person on the jury actually thought zimmerman was guilty of second-degree murder. and the fact that zimmerman may have followed trayvon martin and maybe profiled him,...